There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to London by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
6h 25m£103–245Fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
6h 26m£45–165Bus, train via Salzburg
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburgbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
31h 17m£358–793Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
45h 41m£225–386Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
22h 28m£434–576Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
6h 37m£52–274Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London City Airport (LCY)plane SOF - LCY
8h 53m£155–469Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
36h£244–639Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
36h 50m£145Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motrubus
- Take the busferry from Motru to London Barkingbusferry
2dDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
23h 31m£328–513
Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to London is to fly and train which costs £45 - £170 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to London is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs £100 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to London. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at London Victoria via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to London. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 41m.
The distance between Sofia and London is 1298 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to London without a car is to bus and train via Salzburg which takes 31h 17m and costs £350 - £800.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Sofia to London, including transfers.
Sofia to London bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to London train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to London is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs £100 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £145 and takes 36h 50m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and London, England?
British Airways, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to London Victoria via Bucharest in around 36h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–76
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £93
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Motru to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Sofia to London bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
London is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:10 AM in Sofia and 6:10 AM in London.
Sofia to London train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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